ROLLINS BOAT YARD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RLI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ROLLINS BOAT YARD of POQUOSON, VA. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
RLI
Location
POQUOSON, VA
In business
since 1983
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ROLLINS BOAT YARD built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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ROLLINS BOAT YARD HIN FAQ
What does a ROLLINS BOAT YARD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RLI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ROLLINS BOAT YARD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ROLLINS BOAT YARD built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is ROLLINS BOAT YARD still in business?
USCG records list ROLLINS BOAT YARD of POQUOSON, VA in the MIC database (registered 1983).
How do I decode the year on a ROLLINS BOAT YARD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ROLLINS BOAT YARD built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "ROLLINS BOAT YARD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/rli, last verified 2026-06-12.